NLM Metadata

Title:
Document Type Definitions (DTDs) for NLM Databases

Subjects--MeSH:
Databases as Topic
Programming Languages

Subjects--Other:
dtds
National Library of Medicine (U.S.)

Classification:
W 26.55.I4

Published:
U.S. National Library of Medicine, 17 October 2006

Last updated:
15 December 2008

Category:
Technical Documentation

Abstract:
The purpose of a DTD (Document Type Definition) is to define the building blocks of an XML document. It defines the document structure with a list of allowable elements. This site links to the DTDs that define XML data in NLM's databases.

Permanence level:
Permanent: Dynamic Content

Permanence guarantor:
U.S. National Library of Medicine

Language:
English

Rights:
Public Domain

Contact:
nlmdatadistrib@mail.nlm.nih.gov

URL:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/databases/dtd/index.html

Catalog ID:
101494229

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